Last thing, do you think teflon tape would stop the leak at the bleeder screw?

 

THAT Screw Is Only Plastic. There should.be A Small Rubber O Ring On it. I doubt Teflon would be a good idea. It is not uncommon to fix one leak only to have more rear their heads. Especially in this type of cooling system.

 

Hola
I have looked at your photo submission. The hoses look very pressure distressed! How long have they been on the vehicle?
Sixty to eighty thousand miles is about tops, After that they need to be changed!

The normal clamp at the tee is by hose spring clamp which gives uniformed clamping on the hose barb. By using ordinary hose clamps the tightening action tends to be of a "pinch" like activity which when the hose is new it will deform to the shape but when old and hard will leave an area for weep as you are experiencing.

The remedy is to replace the hose; using either a genuine part or an after market by someone like Europart. Just beware with the aftermarket I have seen several start leaking after a few miles in service.

As you can see on this web site there are a lot of concerns about overheating. Most Landrover cooling issues start with lack of basic service or lack of maintenance caused by skimping on parts purchases. Beware!
T/V

 

Please just put a copper T in there and get rid of the whole bloody bleeder screw.

the only thing the bleeder is good for is bleeding out the coolant onto the road when it fails and overheating your engine.

Get rid of it.

RAISE the coolant tank and bleed it that way.
Lid off.
run engine.

Same way the Discovery I bleeds itself every day - every minute the lovely D1 is running.

Many of you know my rant on this.

I never touched my bleed screw. Did not want to learn the meaning of self destruct.

 

I'm not sure how long the hoses have been on or even if they've ever been replaced. They looked very nice when I purchased it three months ago but what you're saying makes sense to me. The dealership most certainly cleaned them. The original leak was very slow and coming from one of the hoses that I could see. The issue got worse after I replaced the clamps. I'll order some new factory hoses as you suggested. It has 95k right now. Despite this issue and the potential issues I'm aware could arise in the future, I'm in love with the Discoveries. I never liked the look of them and then I grew up and actually seen how bad *** they are just stock.

Should I replace all of the radiator hoses or just the upper with the T connection?

 

I'll also go with the copper and post pictures as soon as I'm done.

 

galvy 1" plumbing pipe works too

 

BMW brass screw $4.00